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Meanwhile

Synopsis

Two childhood friends, Darren and Gary, re-unite for the funeral of an old acquaintance. Gary boasts of the life he's made in London in the four years since he's moved on. Darren is still living in the same town they're from. It doesn't take long before the timid and easily led Darren, drawn in by his charasmatic friend, finds himself in trouble as the pair check out their old haunts, mates and ex-girlfriends.

Details

Year
2004
Type of project
Features
Running time
105 mins
Format
DigiBeta
Director
Jason Millward 1st Feature
Producer
Jason Millward
Editor
William Barraclough
Screenwriter
Jason Millward
Director of Photography
Fred Chance
Sound
Ian Wilson
Composer
Steve Blood, Ian Gotts, songs by Bently Browning
Principal cast
Rupert Hill, David Coggins

Genre

Comedy Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Lairy Shirt Films

Flat 4, 108 Gloucester Avenue
London NW1 8HX
UK

T+44 (0)7967 416278

lairy_shirt@hotmail.com

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